By Ritu Jha-<\/p>\n
An Indian-origin 20-year-old man who was reported missing after his parents dropped him near San Jose State University on May 5 was found dead three days later, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The San Jos\u00e9 Police Department said officers responded at about 1:14 p.m. May 8 to a death investigation of Arnav Singh in the 700 block of Phelan Avenue in San Jose.<\/p>\n
\u201cSan Jose State University Police Officers and Santa Clara County Search and Rescue located a deceased body,\u201d the department\u2019s media relations unit told indica in an email.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the San Jose Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue team and county search and rescue personnel recovered the body.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe preliminary investigation revealed no obvious signs of injury or foul play,\u201d the police department said.<\/p>\n
Police have not released the cause of death, and the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n
The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed it is investigating the death.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Office of the Medical Examiner is confirming a death we responded to on May 8, 2026, and investigating,\u201d the office said. \u201cNo other information is currently available.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities did not say how the man reached the area near Phelan Avenue, about 2 miles from San Jose State University.<\/p>\n
According to Capt. Jermaine Thomas, a spokesperson for the university police department, the man was not a current San Jose State student.<\/p>\n
University police previously said officers responded around 5:16 p.m. May 5 to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library at 150 E. San Fernando St. after meeting with the man\u2019s parents. Authorities searched multiple areas throughout San Jose but were unable to locate him at the time.<\/p>\n
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